English Language Arts and Literacy

Overview

The Council of the Great City
schools has used strategic support teams to make recommendations for enhancing
central office systems to improve student achievement in language arts and
literacy.

Additionally, with the support of
the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Council continues to collaborate
with both partner and national organizations to develop and disseminate a
compilation of tools and supporting professional development opportunities that
will facilitate the successful implementation of the Common Core State
Standards and College and Career Readiness (CCR) standards. The K-12 grade-specific standards in reading,
writing, speaking, listening and language define end-of-year expectations that are
relevant, rigorous, and attainable for all students.